National Museum of Singapore - Singapore
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silverquill
N 01° 17.814 E 103° 50.935
48N E 371937 N 143375
This opulent building is home to Singapore's National Museum, dating from 1887. The extensive exhibits detail the history of this world class city and country.
Waymark Code: WMN3XF
Location: Singapore
Date Posted: 12/21/2014
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This is a large, spacious museum with many elegant features to its architecture, as historic itself as the exhibits it contains. Even if one has only a few hours, it is worth seeking out, and admission is free, except for some special exhibits. The grounds are dotted with special sculpture displays and beautiful landscaping.
From the Wikipedia entry for
National Museum of Singapore:
The National Museum of Singapore (Chinese: ????????) is a national museum in Singapore and the oldest museum in Singapore. Its history dates back to 1849 when it was started as a section of a library at Singapore Institution. After several relocations, the Museum was relocated to its permanent site at Stamford Road at the Museum Planning Area in 1887.
The Museum was named the National Museum of Singapore in 1965. For a brief period between 1993 and March 2006, it was known as the Singapore History Museum, before reverting to its previous name. The Museum underwent a three-and-a-half-year restoration and reopened on 2 December 2006, with the Singapore History Gallery opening on 8 December of the same year.
From the National Museum of Singapore web site:
The National Museum of Singapore is the nation's oldest museum established in 1887 when Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements. Reopened in December 2006 after three years of extensive restoration, the museum – a National Monument – now presents permanent exhibitions on Singapore history and popular culture, alongside changing exhibitions on world history and popular culture. It is Singapore’s largest and most modern museum, using state-of-the-art multimedia technology to bring history to life.
Visitors to the permanent galleries will come up close and personal with national treasures, such as the mystery-shrouded Singapore Stone and 14th century gold ornaments unearthed from nearby Fort Canning Hill. They will also learn more about Singapore’ s multi-racial and multi-religious society, and how popular culture has evolved over time.
Alongside the permanent galleries, the special exhibition galleries provide Singaporeans and visitors with the opportunity to learn more about world heritage and cultures here in Singapore, through major touring and special exhibitions presented in partnership with museums worldwide.